Posts tagged Geneva
Golf’s Driving Range!
Feb 26th
Volkswagen have just released details of the new CrossGolf, making its début at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Now VW say that it “blurs the line between a multipurpose vehicle and an SUV”, although isn’t that meant to be the Tiguan? The CrossGolf doesn’t even have all-wheel drive, but just a higher ride height and off-road looks… so essentially a GolfPlus in a flat cap, wax jacket and wellies!
The Mk5 Polo is only 10″ shorter and 4″ narrower than the Mk6 Golf, and yet VW are also releasing the CrossPolo. I think VW are just getting a bit silly now!
The range is shown here…
If you want to be critical of the VW(Golf) range, you have the Golf, Golf Estate, Golf Plus (slightly bigger Golf), Jetta (Golf saloon), Tiguan (Golf 4×4), Eos (Golf Convertible), Scirocco (Golf coupé) and Touran (slightly bigger than the Golf Plus, Golf MPV). All of these cars are based on the same platform! Now with the CrossGolf and the very similar sized Polo editions, VW are really trying to appeal to EVERYONE!
On the plus side the Polo GTI is also set to premier at Geneva, and this looks amazing…
… although if you want to be critical, now there’e not much difference between that and the Golf GTI, it’s not even that much slower.
Geneva Fever
Mar 9th
Going on at the moment is the 79th annual Geneva Motor Show. Here are some of the cars that have stood out to me:
Aston Martin Lagonda concept
Aston have revived the Lagonda brand, one of the oldest names in luxury car manufacturing. The Lagonda concept is a striking four door luxury car that Aston hopes will increase their global appeal, helping the brand expand into over 100 global markets. Although the Lagonda looks remarkably like a 4×4, there is a sprinkle of Aston magic with familiar styling cues and a meaty V12 engine up front.
Spyker C8 Aileron
The Spyker C8 Aileron is the latest variant of the C8, Spyker have called it their second-generation of cars. The Dutch Supercar uses the same Audi V8 as before, laying down an impressive 400 hp and is now available with automatic transmission. As you can see below the car looks great and has a very unique interior. The Aileron has kept Spyker’s signature aviation design theme. As a representation of the second generation of cars, the propeller motif has been replaced with turbines as they were the second-generation of aircraft propulsion.
Citroën DS Inside concept
Now for something that is a bit more affordable, Citroën are also reviving a brand with the new DS Inside concept. The DS name was first used for the iconic stylish premium car in the mid-fifties. The DS model is part of a major rebranding for Citroën, that includes the changing of the corporate logo, the range of the cars, the website and even the showrooms. When the DS Inside is released later in the year, it will be called the DS3 and will be joined by the larger DS4 and DS5.
The new influx site has also covered many of these cars and more, including the green supercars like the Koenigsegg Quant and Frazer-Nash Namir (another brand revival!) as well as the Aston Martin One-77. The One-77 is definitely worth checking out, it has been described by Aston Martin as a ‘technical showcase’ and has 700 hp, carbonfibre chassis and a handcrafted aluminum body. It also has the small pricetag of 1.2 million pounds!